Af

See also: af, AF, aF, âf, -af, af-, .af, and A.F.

Translingual

Symbol

Af

1. (climatology) Köppen climate classification for a tropical rainforest climate.

English

Etymology

Clipping of African

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /æf/
• Rhymes: -æf

Noun

Af (plural Afs)

1. (dated, colloquial) A native African (not white-skinned) in Rhodesia.
   • 1978, The Bridge, volumes 3-4, page 15:

     Actually, they say, they get on quite well with the Afs. Just have a look around the country: no hostile glares or haughtiness when whites and blacks pass in the streets, none of the riots or strikes […]

   • 2010, Roger Marston, Own Goals, page iv:

     […] the collapse of the white myths about the country: that it was a free society, that the “Afs” were happy and contented, that white culture was firmly rooted in a stable population, […]

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German affo, from Proto-Germanic *apô. Cognate with German Affe, English ape, Dutch aap, Icelandic api.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːf/
  • Rhymes: -aːf

Noun

Af m (plural Afen)

1. ape, monkey